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Kalanchoe daigremontiana, formerly known as Bryophyllum daigremontianum and commonly called mother of thousands, alligator plant or Mexican hat plant, is a succulent plant native to Madagascar. Like other members of Bryophyllum (now included in the genus Kalanchoe ), [ 1 ] it can propagate vegetatively from plantlets that develop on its leaf ...
Alternanthera philoxeroides, commonly referred to as alligator weed, is a native species to the temperate regions of South America, which includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. [2] Argentina alone hosts around 27 species that fall within the range of the genus Alternanthera . [ 2 ]
An app for smartphones (and a web version) was launched in 2013, [4] which allows to identify thousands of plant species from photographs taken by the user. It is available in several languages. As of 2019 it had been downloaded over 10 million times, in more than 180 countries worldwide. [1]
Agasicles hygrophila is a species of leaf beetle known by the common name alligator weed flea beetle. It has been used successfully as an agent of biological pest control against the noxious aquatic plant known as alligator weed ( Alternanthera philoxeroides ).
Alternanthera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae. It is a widespread genus with most species occurring in the tropical Americas, [2] [3] and others in Asia, Africa, and Australia. [3] Plants of the genus may be known generally as joyweeds, or Joseph's coat. [4] Several species are notorious noxious weeds. [5]
Belostomatidae is a family of freshwater hemipteran insects known as giant water bugs or colloquially as toe-biters, Indian toe-biters, electric-light bugs (because they fly to lights in large numbers), alligator ticks, or alligator fleas (in Florida). They are the largest insects in the order Hemiptera. [1]
Flowers, photos and messages are seen at a memorial at the International Skating Center of Connecticut before a moment of silence in memory of the D.C. plane crash victims, with a special tribute ...
The plant has been grown as an aquatic ornamental because of the pretty violet flowers, and in cultivation has been proved hardy as far north as Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) and Vancouver (British Columbia). [6] [7] [8] Thalia dealbata grows to 6 ft (1.8 m), with small violet flowers on an 8 in (20 cm) panicle held above the foliage.